[Mindfulness.]

Hope the below ideas work. I had some help from ChatGPT.

1. Marble Critters

Marbles + googly eyes + pipe cleaners + pom poms

Turn marbles into bugs, frogs, or tiny aliens

Add felt wings or feathers for flair

2. Pride Keychains

Keyrings + beads + letter beads + pride stickers/fabric

Simple stringing activity, great conversation starter

3. Decorated Bookmarks

Bookmark paper + markers + stickers + glitter glue

Punch hole, tie twine or fishing line with a bead

4. Mini Affirmation Cards

Small paper + markers + heart stickers

Write affirmations or kind notes to trade or take home

5. Popsicle Stick Art

Popsicle sticks + paint/markers

Make mini signs, quotes, or abstract color patterns

Messy / Playful Crafts

6. Cotton Ball & Marble Painting

Use cotton balls or marbles to dab/roll paint

Great abstract art or galaxy-style backgrounds

7. Glitter Collage Night

Foam paper + glitter + tissue paper + stickers

Theme ideas: “Joy,” “Chaos,” “Pride,” “Winter throwback”

8. Bauble Worlds

Empty Christmas baubles + stuffing + glitter + tiny paper shapes

Create snow globes, pride ornaments, or memory baubles

9. Felt Faces

Felt + googly eyes + feathers + yarn/thread

Make expressive faces, monsters, or mascots

Slightly More Involved / Sit-and-Chill

10. Burlap Art Panels

6x6 burlap + paint + stencils (cookie cutters!)

Cool rustic wall art or table decor

11. Styrofoam Cone Creatures

Cones + felt + pom poms + pipe cleaners

Trees, gnomes, monsters, or pride totems

12. Playing Card Remix

Playing cards + markers + collage materials

Redesign the deck: alter egos, pride royalty, fantasy suits

13. Mini Wreaths

Winter wreath kit + feathers + pride stickers/fabric

Seasonal-but-make-it-you

Pride-Forward Ideas

14. Pride Pins or Tags

Foam paper + pride stickers + pushpins (for bags/jackets)

Or tie to keyrings instead

15. Fabric Affirmation Flags

Pride fabric scraps + markers

Write words like belong, joy, chosen family

Low-Pressure Group Activities

16. Collaborative Sketchbook

One sketchbook passed around

Each person adds one thing per page

17. Mystery Bag Challenge

Pre-fill baggies with random materials

10–15 min to make anything

18. “Bad Art” Table

Zero rules. The uglier, the better.

Often becomes the most fun spot